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A Tale of Two Libraries

A Principal's Reflections

'The summer of 2013 was probably one of the most important hiring years during my seven-year tenure as a high school principal. Now don’t get me wrong, I hired so many amazing educators over the years and will forever be indebted to the incredible work they did for our students. Upon leaving New Milford High School a few weeks ago, I was like a proud father who watched his children grow up, mature, and experience undeniable successes that forever changed the teaching and learning culture there.

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In K-12, iPads Are a Detour

The Journal

While sales to the general public of 10 inch-screened tablets (e.g., iPads) are dropping quickly, K-12 schools will continue to buy them. The challenge, then, is how to use these devices to support inquiry – 24/7, all-the-time, everywhere learning?

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10 Ways to Show Your iPad on a Projector Screen

Learning in Hand

'Projecting your iPad on a large screen is great for demonstrations, simulations, explanations, and showing examples. There are several ways this can be done in the classroom. If you don''t mind keeping your iPad in one spot, then a VGA adapter ( for 30-pin Dock connector or for the new Lightning connector ). Apple has made four types of adapters – determine which one you need.

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Can I use Coding to Teach Reading?

My Paperless Classroom

'I believe that students will read when they are ready, but I also believe in immersing students in an environment rich in opportunity to build and practice literacy skills. When I began working as a K-5 technology integration specialist, I didn’t think I would be programming with my pre-reading students. I had always experienced coding as text-based and really complex.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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School Leadership in the Common Core Era

A Principal's Reflections

'The following is a guest post by Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld, Dr. Maria G. Dove, and Dr. Audrey Cohan. Check out their book titled Beyond Core Expectations: A Schoolwide Framework for Serving the Not-So-Common Learner published by Corwin. Leaders who have deeper and more lasting impact provide more comprehensive leadership than focusing just on higher standards.

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Don't Follow the Lead of @cshirky in Banning Technology

The Innovative Educator

'Clay Shirky author and professor of media studies at New York University, recently penned a guest article for the Washington Post sharing why he decided to ban technology in his class. He explains how it was challenging to be more interesting than the devices. The following quote captures some of his thinking: “The practical effects of my decision to allow technology use in class grew worse over time.

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Evernote and IFTTT, a Powerful Combo for Teachers

My Paperless Classroom

'If This Then That plus Evernote is a force multiplier for educators. This web-based service allows you to connect many accounts to others with automated scripts. For example, you can create a recipe that will post every status you post to twitter on your Facebook page. You can create an archive of your blog by sending a copy of every post you make to Evernote.

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Saddle Up & Rope ‘Em In!

The Daring Librarian

'Codes to Teach Like a Cowboy / Cowgirl I am SO very excited to announce that two educators whom I greatly respect and admire are going to guest speak on our #TLChat Virtual Cafe webinar series : Shelly Terrell & Jake Duncan "Teaching can feel like trying to conquer the Wild West. We need inspiration and advice from trailblazers used to rough terrains.

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Set up Anonymous Bully Reporting with Cel.ly

The Innovative Educator

'While innovative educators know that empowering students to use their own devices for learning is necessary for student success, the conversation of bullying often comes up as well. Not only are student-owned devices great learning tools, they also are great tools for helping to address bullying. A resource like Cel.ly provides a powerful tool for teaching and learning as shared in my book Teaching Generation Text and on my blog.

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The Power of Public Thinking: An Interview with Author Clive Thompson

Educator Innovator

This post originally appeared on dmlcentral. Clive Thompson is a longtime contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and a columnist for Wired. I recently had the opportunity to bring him to my office in the American Museum of Natural History, tour the dino halls, and explore how his new book — “ Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing our Minds for the Better ” — can help us understand how digital media can support museum-based learning ( read full interview ).

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Drawing Polygons and Patterns with Programming

My Paperless Classroom

'This was the post I made for Second grade this week as we used Hopscotch for a second time What does it take to create a regular polygon on Hopscotch? Last week we learned that programming a regular hexagon required at 60 degree rotation followed by a draw command, repeated 6 times. You may not know that 60 multiplied by 6 equals 360. When we are talking about polygons 360 is a very important number.

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Imagistory

Technology Tidbits

'Imagistory is a wonderful free iPad app that I just found out about from iPad Apps 4 Schools. This is a great "wordless" picture book where students can record their own narration of the story that they select. As they open the book, the story begins to record through the iPad''s microphone. Once a story is finished it can then be saved and played back or record a new version of your story.

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The hottest posts everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of page views. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out. If you’re inspired use one of those icons below the post to share it with others and/or leave a comment. Entry Pageviews Using Cell Phones to Support Student Engagement & May 6, 2012, 7724 Does Twitter have a minimum age requirement?

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October is Connected Educator Month!

edWeb.net

'Join in the world-wide celebration. edWeb is delighted to be part of the continuing celebration and recognition of educators who connect with colleagues for professional learning and collaboration. Educators who join in quickly enjoy the benefits and the fun of meeting in a virtual world to share ideas for improving teaching and learning. edWeb has been part of this movement since our founding in 2007, and we now have 100,000 members!

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Which presentation tool should you be using?

My Paperless Classroom

'With so many presentation tools out there, which should you be using? Which tool is most appropriate for your students? Are they the same tool? In this episode of the Techeducator podcast we look at some of the most popular choices available. We look at them through many lenses, but the ultimate choice is up to you. Which presentation tool do you like and which is best for your students?

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Post-it Plus

Technology Tidbits

'Post-it Plus is a neat little free iOS app that''s been getting quite a bit of press online ( iPad Apps for Schools ) lately. This cool app lets a user snap a pic of their paper post-it notes and then turn them digital. Once they are uploaded to the iOS device they can be organized/tagged and shared w/ others. Just another great way to make the move towards making your classroom paperless!!!

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Welcome to Social Studies: a "Sphere" of Language Development

SpeechTechie

'As a companion to my column for the ASHA Leader App-Titude series, "Welcome to Science Class, " this series explores how technology can serve as a context for teaching "language underpinnings" related to the social studies curriculum. When using apps and contextual connections with students, we can follow a few principles: -Think carefully about the "S"/"Speechie" in the FIVES Criteria- how can the app serve as a context to address specific language objectives relevant to the student or student

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Making It Stick – #CE14

Kyle Pace

Today kicks off Connected Educator Month. The hashtag being used to centralize the posts, tweets, and chats about being a connected educator is #CE14. I encourage you to follow this hashtag throughout the month of October to find great educational leaders to add to your personal learning network (PLN). It will be a great example of what it means to be a connected educator.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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10 Things To Do During Connected Educator Month 2014!

EdTechnocation.com

'Connected Educator Month BEGINS! Are you ready to join educators from all over the world? Are you already a connected educator? Want to learn how to become one? Then get ready! Start with these ten things to do during Connected Educator Month! 1. Register for the Calendar & Create Your Schedule Start with the calendar at [link]. There are probably hundreds of events planned for Connected Educator Month, even into November and December!

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Answerables

Technology Tidbits

'Answerables is a wonderful new innovative site/game that is perfect for Game Based Learning (or more accurate Game Based Learning meets Learning Management System). It reminds me of Second Life but geared more toward kids w/ their fantasy/SciFi environment. The game takes place in the 3D virtual world of Answerables on a planet called Proxima, where the native Ansibles (students) encounter an alien race.

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Connected Educator Month Starter Kit

Educator Innovator

October, also known as Connected Educator Month , has arrived. The great news is that there are hundreds of organizations participating and a multitude of programs, events, and resources dedicated to making this a festive month of celebrating professional development within the global connected learning community. For those finding it difficult to know where and how to jump in, the newly revised Connected Educator Month Starter Kit charts a path to get you started, whether you’re looking to par

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Why PLN?

Hansen's Link to Tech

'What is a Professional Learning Network? It''s a flexible, teacher-driven activity space that facilitates personalized professional development. PLN''s connect teachers to other individuals worldwide who can offer support, advice, feedback, and collaboration opportunities. If the acronym PLN or term Professional Learning Network has crossed your path over the past few years, I''m wondering has it been explained or demonstrated?

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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Data Security for Teachers - The Basics

The Electric Educator

'As we put more and more data into "the cloud," keeping your data safe, secure, and away from prying eyes is more important than ever! For teachers, this is especially true. Classroom teachers are using tools like Google Apps for Education, iCloud, Moodle, Office365, Chromebooks, iPads at an ever increasing rate. All of the data created and stored in these services and devices should be protected and safeguarded.

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iPractice Math

Technology Tidbits

'iPractice Math is a excellent all-in-one solution for Math. This is an excellent resource for students/teachers wanting help in all areas of Math (i.e. Geometry, Decimals, Fractions, and more. Also, this is a great place for real-time online help w/ practice problems and worksheets. Finally, through a free educational portal parents and educators are able to track student''s usage and see how well they are doing on any given subject or problem (displaying right/wrong answers).

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Take The Lights On Afterschool Webmaker Challenge!

Educator Innovator

Take The Lights On Afterschool Webmaker Challenge! Two Educator Innovator partners – the Mozilla Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance – are teaming up to celebrate afterschool programs this October by creating the Lights On Afterschool Webmaker Challenge. On October 23, more than 1 million people around the country will take part in the 15th annual Lights On Afterschool, and the accompanying Lights On Afterschool Webmaker Challenge promises to be a great way to engage youth and t

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Merit Pay's Continued Failure in Education and Some Darn Good Reasons Why!

The 21st Century Principal

'“How reward power is exercised affects outcome. Compliance is most likely if the reward is something valued by the target person. Thus, it is essential to determine what rewards are valued, and a leader should not assume that it be the same for everyone.” Gary Yukl, Leadership in Organizations As our political leaders and state level policy makers continue to try to find ways to “improve our K-12” systems of education, one persistent idea that just won’t go away is the idea of merit pay and pun

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The Roses and Thorns of an LMS Strategy: How to Flourish with the Right LMS

Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions

The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Next Week's Great Library Events - Global Ed Stories - Michael Levine "Teaching with Games" Special Event

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 1st, 2014 There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library. - Andrew Carnegie The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. The great majority of these events are free to attend.

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Book Writer

Technology Tidbits

'Book Writer is a fantastic iOS app for digital storytelling that lets users create interactive digital books, PDFs, and more. Educators are using this to Flip their classroom, create tutorials, photo books, presentations, and Project Based Learning. It''s a simple app to use that has a drag-n-drop interface and lets users upload images, videos, audio, text, etc.

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EDpuzzle App

Technology Tidbits

'EDpuzzle the premiere site for flipping a lesson through video has just released a free iOS app. As w/ the site this app allows users to take a video and easily "make it their own" by editing, cropping, adding narration and questions to flip a lesson or classroom. Students can then view the video on their mobile device, answer the questions, and gauge their learning.

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MarcoPolo Weather

Technology Tidbits

'MarcoPolo Weather is an excellent new iOS app that I just found out about from a promotional email. This app allows children to control and interact w/ 9 different types of weather (i.e. sun, rain, snow, etc). The way this works is by having the user control different atmospheric conditions such as temperature, wind speeds, and much much more. Here is some more info.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.